HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.C.R. NO.

40

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 
   


HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO CONTINUE to convene THE RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS TASK FORCE TO IDENTIFY ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS REGARDING INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND THEIR CHOICE OF RESIDENTIAL SETTING.

 

WHEREAS, the Twenty-second Legislature, 2004, adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 79, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, requesting the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities (Council) to convene a task force to identify issues and solutions regarding individuals with developmental disabilities and their choice of residential setting; and

WHEREAS, the Council convened a residential setting task force and conducted meetings to address the concurrent resolution; and

WHEREAS, the task force completed an initial report describing the residential options currently available for individuals with developmental disabilities and the statutes, administrative rules, policies, and directives that impact residential settings for those individuals;

WHEREAS, the task force made recommendations regarding the rate of payment, individual choice of residential setting, and principles of self-determination; and recommended a pilot project on supported housing, housing, housing specialist and plan, and technical assistance on housing options; and

WHEREAS, the task force identified significant issues that surround and impact individual choice and self-determination, and recognized the complexity of these issues; and

WHEREAS, it was agreed that further analysis was necessary to fully address the scope of increasing residential options, including residency in unlicensed homes for individuals with developmental disabilities; and

WHEREAS, the task force agreed by majority vote of its members to continue its work, including further analysis of statutes, administrative rules, policies, and directives; and to continue to discuss and outline the details of recommendations that were not included in the report; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2005, the Senate concurring, that the Council is requested to continue to convene the task force to complete its work in addressing Senate Concurrent Resolution 79, S.D. 1, H.D. 1; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force is requested to submit a follow-up report (phase 2), including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2006; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Chair and the Executive Administrator of the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Director of Health, Director of Human Services, President of the Hawaii Disability Rights Center, and Director of the Office of the Public Guardian.

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

Health; Developmental Disabilities, Residential Settings Task Force